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HAITI
1804 is the year of Independence in Haiti.
We are the first Black Independent Republic.
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TITLE: |
Catherine Flon |
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Description
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REF. #: |
PA1116 |
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measurements: |
24" x 30" |
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media/support: |
Oil on canvas |
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year:
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2003 |
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price: |
$1,500.00 |
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1804 is the year of Independence in Haiti.
We are the first Black Independent Republic.
Hero
represented in this painting:
CREATION OF THE FLAG
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for French Version]
When the unity of command was guaranteed, it became necessary to move forward with the war against the French. Petion and Dessalines decided to bring together the officers of the Western army in Arcahaie and decided to create a special flag for the indigenous army.
For the uneducated mass of blacks the French flag represented the union of the three social groups of the colony: the whites, the mulattoes and the blacks. In one swift move, Dessalines ripped up the white. The Haitian Flag was created. It was two strips of blue and red cloth placed vertically with a palm tree next to a military trophee. After the independence Dessalines and Christophe replaced the blue by a black strip of cloth. Later Petion re established the blue strip and put them horizontally.
(History of Haiti by J-C Dorsainville page 127, Henri Deschamps Publishing House)
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1804 is the year of Independence in Haiti.
We are the first Black Independent Republic.
Hero
represented in this painting:
CREATION
DU DRAPEAU
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here for English Version]
L'unite de commandement assuree, il importait de pousser la guerre contre les Francais. Pour y reussir, Petion et Dessalines reunirent a l'Arcahaie les officiers de L'ouest et des quarties voisins. On decida la creation d'un drapeau special pour l'armee indigene.
Aux yeux de la masse ignorante des noirs, le drapeau tricolore symbolisait l'union des trois classes de la colonie: les blancs, les jaunes et les noirs. D'un geste vif, Dessalines spprima la couleur blanche. Le premier drapeau haitien fut donc forme de deux bandes rouge et bleu placees verticalement, portant un trophee militaire encadre d'un palmier surmonte d'un bonnet phrygien. - Apres l'independence, Dessalines et Christophe remplacerent le bleu par le noir. Plus tard Petion retablit le bleu et disposa les bandes horizontalement.
(Histoire d'Haiti par J-C Dorsainville page 127, edition Henri Deschamps)
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